Empowered GN (2007-2023 Dark Horse) comic books 2012-2014
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Issue #3-REP
Published Sep 2012 by Dark Horse.$8.00
$9.49
$6.30
Volume 3 - 1st printing.
Story and art by Adam Warren.
As if life as an often-struggling superheroine weren't already hard enough, now costumed crimefighter "Empowered" discovers that another female superhero is ripping off her distress-prone persona-and cashing in, big-time! Even worse, her relationship with live-in boyfriend (and semi-reformed Witless Minion) Thugboy has run afoul of an extremely literal set of "power issues" ! Worse yet, a singularly bloodthirsty and ruthless ninja clan is gunning-no, make that shurikening-for Emp's best friend and karaoke partner, Ninjette! Can our unlucky but still plucky heroine prevail over all these obstacles as well as the further threats posed by foreign fanfiction outrages, her own supersuit's attempts to manipulate her self-esteem, and the revelation of (gasp!) her real name? Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: "Empowered just may be the best graphic novel I've read all year." - Devon Sanders, Rack Raids Cover price $15.95. -
Issue #5-REP
Published Jan 2014 by Dark Horse.$8.99
Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings.
Story and art by Adam Warren.
After saving much of the superhero community from certain doom, costumed crime fighter Empowered is dismayed to find that, in the suspicious eyes of her caped colleagues, she's gone from being merely a "pair of training wheels for supervillains" to possibly being a closeted supervillain herself! Worse yet, she's wrestling with envy and resentment that her roommate Ninjette and boyfriend Thugboy are now more popular in masks-and-tights circles than she is! Meanwhile, our stressed-out superheroine must also unravel an alien-spawned body-image conspiracy, overcome "cosplay" dress-up disasters at work and in bed, and try to survive a potentially lethal confrontation with her teammate Sistah Spooky!
Adam Warren's work on The Dirty Pair is well known to U.S. comics readers.
Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $14.95. -
Issue #7-1ST
Published Jun 2012 by Dark Horse.$9.00
$9.00
Volume 7 - 1st printing.
Story and art by Adam Warren.
While costumed crime fighter Empowered makes a startling discovery regarding her status as an all-too-frequent "damsel in distress," Ninjette confronts her own sordid past and frighteningly uncertain future as she battles alone against an entire clan of supernaturally durable ninja. What's more, can our hard-luck heroines withstand the challenges of supervillainous minivans, dueling "daddy issues," doomed-but-still-hot boyfriends, undead karaoke-party crashers, and spoiler alerts from hell itself?
Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $16.99.
